Bösch

See also: bosch, Bosch, bos-ch, and bös-ch

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Besch (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German busk. The -ö- is due to regular secondary umlaut before -sch- (compare wäsche, Frösch, etc.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøʃ/

Noun

Bösch m (plural Böscher or Bösche, diminutive Böschelche or Böschje)

1. (Ripuarian) forest

   Wie weck lööf der Has en der Bösch? – Bes en de Medde, dernoh lööf e widder erus.

   “How far into the forest will a hare run? – To the middle, after that it runs out again.” (A conundrum.)